I was digging around the Internet (use one of those little garden trowels, you get less dirt on yourself that way) looking to answer this question for today’s column — When was last time the Packers and the Lions were in the playoffs during the same season like they are this season? I ...

Oooh, I hate it when my head fills up with too many good ideas. Mind you, it doesn’t happen often, so I’d like to save a few of those ideas for when my brain becomes as barren as the scalp you can see here above it. First, I wanted to talk about Lions’ coach Dan Campbell going for the ...

It’s getting down to the nitty-gritty in the NFL — two more games to go in the regular season when all the playoff teams, but also the playoff positions, are to be determined. Checking out the standings, which team has the biggest lead in its division? You might not have guessed it, but ...

Though it’s now probably too late for it to mean anything, I just wanted to express my annoyance at all those pundits who say things like, “If Minnesota wins out, they’ll win the NFC North.” Well, if the Vikings were that good, they wouldn’t NEED to win out to accomplish ...

Mr. State Farm Insurance, Head & Shoulders shampoo and Subway sandwiches seemed a bit hot under the collar after an offsides penalty was called on his team Sunday. If you haven’t heard about it, you’d think the whole thing is quite silly. Well, as far as I’m concerned, it ...

Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself — it’s hard not to as a fan of a Lions’ team that so rarely makes the playoffs — but I was listening to the sports cable channel pundits pick their playoff favorites already with five weeks still left in the regular season. I didn’t hear much ...